The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-22

coru may be drawn as soon as cut and
left until dry enough to husk. This,
though involving more labor, is a bet.
ter plan than the old time practice Of
blowing or cultivating between the
rows of stalks, aud leaving the latter
to be seeded just at the beginning of
Winter. In these times this late sown
wheat will not amount to much but
by clearing off early, the wheat may be
successfully grown after the corn.
FILING DIRT AROUND TREES.
A tree naturally axes the best con-
ditions for lis own growth by the depth
to which its roots enter the soil. II we
change this much. the tree suffers. But
the effect is worst if Il large amount of
dirt is piled around trees as is often
done in making cellars. If the tree is
at all valuable draw the dirt some
where away from it, A depth of
foot of subso,l spread over the surface
under a tree has entirely killed it, the
tree not being able to make new roots
above in time, and those below being
eilectually shut out from light and air.
1t is not the poverty of the subsoil that
does this. An equal thickness of rich
soil would produce the same effect, and
| piles of stable manure around trees are
even more fatal, because the teachings
from fresh manure are too strong for
the tender feeding roots TO take up.
THIN-sHELLED EGGS.
Some kinds of poultry have been
breed to produce nearly the possible
limit of eggs, and the failure of the
hen to provide the exquisite material
for her daily product is more likely
than not to be shown in its smell. The
wonder is how and where so much lime
can be accumulated and passed
through the system daily With free
range fowls pick up an enormous
amount and great variety of food.
Thin shells are not often found where
fowls are allowed to run at will. But
ii they are obliged to live OH what is
fed them the latter has rarely enough
lime in its composition. Ground bones
arc the best form for giving lime to
fowls. as in them much nutrition in
their gelatine is mixed with the miner
al. But they will cat more of common
lime in day than any one would sup
pose wh,l, laying freely. If allowed to
lay thin-s hellcd eggs hens soon get in
the habit of eating them, and this
makes the fowls worthless.
BRAN For HORSE FEED.
Bran is so light that it is popularly
believed that there is little substance
or value in it. In warm mash es for
cows it gives great increase in the
milk yield, rs every farmer knows.
Most of them account for this, howev-
Ell. by the belief that milk is SO largely
water, and that the water which COWS
drink with the bran is mainly RESPONSE
BILE for the increasing supply of milk.
But the substance in both milk and
bran is greatly undercstimated. Milk.
even after its cream Is removed. is a
very nourishing food and its nutri-
mcnt is of the kind that the brand is
peculiarly adapted TO supply. 1t sup
plies the proteine which appears in the
albumen of milk. Precisely the same
kind of materials are required to give
strength to working horses. Those
who feed bran to horses largely are
most in favor of it, One OF its advant-
ages is in keeping the horse from be-
coming constipated on dry feed and
grain. 1t is cheap and valua BILE feed
for ho:scs at any time, and especially
while changing their coats in the
Spring
| SEED CORN.
Corn that would grow used formerly
to be all that was necessary in selecting
seed. To ascertain this fact specimens
were brought in the house and tested
by planting in a box of earth kept near
warm fire. This is much less Sc
we're test than planting in the open
ground. Samples that would grow all
right in the house failed when planted
in the field. Not only this, but
the higher vitality OF the best seed
insured more rapid and vigorous growth
and darker color of the leaves. Keep
ing seed corn in a watm. dry place in
sures this. All the moisture that can